Invitation to ESRC-DFID Grant Workshop

Invitation 邀请函

Research Councils UK Office in China cordially invites you
to participate at the ESRC-DFID Joint Scheme Workshop
with Senior Advisor Prof. Paul van Gardingen

Workshop on International Development
(Poverty Alleviation) Phase 2 Call 3

Date:　 　　 20 July 2011 Wednesday

Time:　 　　　14:30 – 16:30

Venue:　　 北京海淀区中关村东路1号 清华科技园搜狐大厦3层03-06英国研究理事会

　RCUK China Office, 3rd Floor, 0306 Sohu Plaza, Tsinghua Science Park, No.1 Zhongguancun East Road

Language: English

　　　　　　　　　　 Contact person:　 Cherry Chen 陈瑜　 Tel: 82151930 ext 803 　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　Mobile: 18710192816　 　Email: chen.yu@rcuk.cn

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　Or: Jing Cai 蔡晶　 Tel: 82151930 ext 802 　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Mobile: 18710192815　 　Email: jing.cai@rcuk.cn

Please DO reply this email to reserve a place by 18 July at the latest.

Purpose of the Workshop:

• Promote the Research on International Development (Poverty Alleviation) Phase 2 Call 3 to prospective　 Chinese applicants
• Discuss and answer application related questions

About the Call:

ESRC-DFID Joint Scheme for Research on International Development
(Poverty Alleviation) Phase 2 Call 3

(Please see all details through the above web link)

The Department for International Development (DFID) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) just announced a third call for applications under Phase 2 of their strategic partnership to provide a joint funding scheme for development research. £7 million is set aside for this third call.

The second phase of funding retains the overall 'poverty alleviation' theme from the first phase, and applications under this broad heading will still be eligible. However, ESRC and DFID have identified three thematic areas for this call where work will be of particular interest. These areas are:

• Resource Scarcity, Growth and Poverty Reduction;
• Information and Communication Technology and Development;
• Measuring Development.

As well as research excellence, researchers must identify the potential impacts of their research on policy and practice and actively consider how these will be maximised and developed.

The deadline for applications is 16.00 on 27 September 2011.

Applications are invited for projects with a fEC value of between £100,000 and £500,000.

This scheme is open to UK and non-UK researchers based in higher education institutions, research organisations and organisations with a credible research capacity.